Rhythm of the Wild: A Life Inspired by Alaska's Denali

Rhythm of the Wild: A Life Inspired by Alaska's Denali National Park

From Kim Heacox, the acclaimed author of The Only Kayak and John Muir and the Ice That Started a Fire, comes Rhythm of the Wild, an Alaska memoir focused on Denali National Park. Music runs through every page of this book, as do stories, rivers and wolves. At its heart, Rhythm of the Wild is a love story. It begins in 1981 and ends in 2014, yet reaches beyond the arc of time. Author and mountaineer Jonathan Waterman has called Heacox â€œour northern Edward Abbey.â€ In this book we find out why.

We hitchhike with Kim through Idaho, camp on the Colorado Plateau, and fly off the sand cliffs of Hangman Creek with a little terrier named Super Max, the Wonder Dog. We meet Zed, the Aborigine; Nine Fingers, the blues guitarist; and Adolph Murie, the legendary wildlife biologist, who dared to say that wolves should be protected, not persecuted. Kim also reprises in this book his friend Richard Steele, a beloved character from The Only Kayak.

Some books are larger than their actual subjectâ€”this is one. Part memoir, part exploration of Denaliâ€™s inspiring natural and human history, and part conservation polemic, Rhythm of the Wild ranges from funny to provocative. Itâ€™s a celebration ofâ€”and a plea to restore and defendâ€”the vibrant earth and our rightful place in it.
Country USA
Brand Lyons Press
Manufacturer Lyons Press
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2015-05-07
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781493003891

Country	USA
Brand	Lyons Press
Manufacturer	Lyons Press
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2015-05-07
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781493003891

Rhythm of the Wild: A Life Inspired by Alaska's Denali National Park

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